Keen Robert Earl
– Road Goes On Forever tab

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##------------------------------------------------------------------------------##From Trey Graves ( trey@silly.tamu.edu )The Road Goes on Foreverby Robert Earl Keen, Jr.from the album West Textures 1 2 3 4 5 6 -----------D x 0 0 2 3 2G 3 2 0 0 3 3A x 0 2 2 2 0In the first two verses, the chords are played onevery up beat. After that, I alternate picking, like:

DCher was a waitress at the only joint in townGShe had a reputation as a girl who'd been aroundDDown Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigsGA fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legsAShe'd ride down to the river, meet with all her friendsGThe road goes on forever and the party never endsSonny was a loner, older than the restHe was goin' in the Navy, but he couldn't pass the testSo he hung around town, sold a little potThe Law caught wind of Sonny, one day he got caughtHe was back in business when they set him free againThe road goes on forever and the party never endsSonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Cher worksWhen some drunkin' out of towner put his hands up Cher's skirtSonny took his pool cue, lay the drunk out on the floorStuck a dollar in her tip jar, and walked on out the doorShe's running right beside him, reaching for his handThe road goes on forever and the party never endsThey jump into his pickup, Sonny jammed her into gearHe looked on over at Cher and said, "Let's get on out of here"The stars were high above them, the moon was in the EastThe sun was setting on them when they reached Miami BeachThey got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay ginThe road goes on forever and the party never endsThey soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a manWho knew some Cuban refugees who dealt in contrabandSonny met the Cubans at a house just off the routeWith a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his bootThe cards were on the table when the Law came bustin' inThe road goes on forever and the party never endsThe Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jackBroke the bathroom window and crawled on out the backCher had drove the pickup through the alley on the sideWhere a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rightsCher stepped in the alley with a single shot .410The road goes on forever and the party never endsThey left the lawman lying, they made their getawayGot back to the hotel just before the break of daySonny gave her all the money, and he blew a little kissIf they ask you how this happened say I forced you into thisShe watched as his taillights disappeared around the bendThe road goes on forever and the party never endsIt's Main Street after midnight, just like it was beforeTwenty one months later at the local grocery storeCher buys a paper, a cold six pack of beerHeadlines read that Sonny's goin' to the chairShe drives out onto Main Street in her new Mercedes BenzThe road goes on forever and the party never ends